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ADELAIDE No. 242 $2.50 inc GST Local news, business and sport www.independentweekly.com.au June 19 - 25, 2009 INSIDE Underbelly author on Judy Moran Page 5 T he State Liberals are in crisis, with talk of a leadership change no longer the domain of clandestine scuttlebutt. It is everywhere on the lips of long- suffering MPs, many of whom must surely now contemplate the prospect of spending their entire political lives in impotent Opposition. For now, the talk remains hypothetical, but grounded in what for many is a firm belief that Martin Hamilton-Smith cannot recover from the “dodgy documents” scandal, a wound both mortal and self-inflicted. Tom Richardson__ It must be said, however, that many still hope he can salvage his ailing crusade for the premiership, with the political and economic landscape still volatile enough to allow an unlikely Liberal renaissance. But for several others, the question is not how to rescue the free-wheeling leadership of the former SAS offi cer, but where to look for a credible replacement. As deputy since the 2006 election debacle, Vickie Chapman would be an obvious candidate. The word from the leader’s circle is that she has shown nothing but loyalty over this tumultuous period; so much so that many of her supporters are scratching their heads as to why she hasn’t tapped Hamilton-Smith on the shoulder already. And yet she remains a divisive figure. There are those who will never forgive any number of historic slights, the most recent being her complicity in the knifi ng of Iain Evans. She has also cultivated a reputation, which Labor will easily exploit, for crying wolf on sensitive political issues without fully researching her facts (sound familiar?). Desperate as they are, the Liberals would have to think long and hard about dumping one leader for a perceived lack of credibility and installing another with the same MO. Chapman has also failed to make an effective mark in her areas of portfolio responsibility, but that charge could be levelled at any number of Liberal frontbenchers, some of whom may well consider themselves contenders. Iain Evans has hovered around Hamilton-Smith’s tenure like Banquo’s ghost, but his own execution may be too fresh in the public mind for an immediate comeback. Isobel Redmond hardly ruled out a challenge with her “never say never” rhetoric. Mitch Williams could be the dark horse. Again, he has not particularly distinguished himself, but he has not particularly disgraced himself, either. Continued page 7 C Continued page 7 HOME DELIVERY CALL 8224 1600 All Handtufted Traditional Rugs